Bob Hicks (American football)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | July 12, 1921
Died | November 24, 2012 Bloomington, Indiana | (aged 91)
Playing career | |
1947 | Tennessee |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1953–1956 | Wyoming (assistant) |
1957 | Indiana |
1958–1972 | Indiana (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–8 |
Robert Bruce Hicks (July 12, 1921 – November 24, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University for one season in 1957, compiling a record of 1–8.
Hicks was born on July 12, 1921 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He attended Hazleton High School, where he played football and basketball before earning a football scholarship from the University of Tennessee. Hicks died on November 24, 2012.[1]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1957) | |||||||||
1957 | Indiana | 1–8 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
Indiana: | 1–8 | 0–6 | |||||||
Total: | 1–8 |
References
- ^ "Robert Bruce Hicks". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. November 29, 2012. p. A2. Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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